The zoo has activated an emergency device to trap the animals and protect the public after the lions escape. | Font: EFE
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taronga zooin the town Sydney (Australia), security camera images released this Thursday showing how five lions Four cubs and one adult escaped from their cage last month in an incident that lasted about ten minutes and no one was hurt.
Two videos show in the distance lions playing with the metal fence that keeps them locked up in the open, shortly before one of the cubs managed to bypass the security system and crawl under the fence through a hole.
His three brothers immediately exit through the same gap, until finally Ato, an adult lion and father of cats, also escapes from the public display cage, leaving behind his mate Maya and another cub, Ayanna.
Now free five lions They were quietly exploring (the surroundings) a few meters away from their main display cage and then actively searching for their way back under the fence when the lioness Maya and her keepers began calling to them,” the zoo said in a statement.
Answering the call, Luzuko manages to enter the hole first, followed by Zuri and Hari, while the fourth calf, Malika, had to be injected with tranquilizer darts by the keepers.
In addition, Tarong’s workers managed to force the father of the calves to return to his lair and rejoin his herd, the statement said.
Home for 2600 animals
taronga zoowhich has so far not released many details about the lions’ escape, said it is still investigating a fault in the fencing system so these carnivorous mammals will remain outdoors, separated from the exhibit area, until just before Christmas. .
The incident, which took place in the early morning of November 2, prompted the zoo to activate an emergency device to trap animals and protect the public, and led to the deployment of police officers to premises located on the northern shore of the bay. Sydney.
At the time of the incident, Taronga staff asked people staying overnight as part of the Roar and Snort program, which allows visitors to visit the zoo to observe nocturnal animals, leave their belongings and keep them safe.
famous zoo Sydney, which occupies about 28 hectares, is home to more than 2600 animals. (EFE)
Source: RPP
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